BRAIN Journal-Brain-Like Artificial Intelligence for Automation-Figure 2. Two Possible Progress Scenarios for How to Reach Towards Machines and Systems with Human- Level Cognitive Skills

<p>Having identified the need for novel methods for machine recognition, situation assessment, and decision making in order to advance further in different automation domains, an important question is by what means can we reach such sophisticated mechanisms. The long-term goal in<br> mind is to construct machines and systems showing performances comparable to or even beyond human skill levels. In a guest talk at the Vienna University of Technology in 2008, Prof. Etienne Barnard, an expert in the field of Artificial Intelligence, made an interesting &ldquo;conceptual suggestion&rdquo; for two possible progress scenarios to reach this goal which could be summarized as depicted in Figure 2.</p>